Stage 2 bracket is set: https://digitalpool.com/tournaments/2026-4th-universal-chinese-taipei-open-台北職業撞球公開賽/viewer/stage-2

Unsurprisingly, mostly comprised of Asian players.

garczar said:

I've only played under per. led's once and i hated it. i did not like the whole table area being lit up. MUCH prefer a good led box with the right diffuser to keep the table lit but not the whole room. i prefer a darker room with a lit table surface. Like these: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/lighting-parabolic-louvers-vs-egg-crate.561397/

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Holy shit, we agree on one equipment related topic!

Unplayed new with discount price

New Carmeli SW style

Quite a few to choose from

Large selection

garczar said:

Schedules have changed a ton in last few yrs plus this place is kinda semi remote/arctic. I have to make a comment about the stream: i know its a regional tour but 'trying' to watch two 650FR's shoot balls into the rail is brutal. I know its free and all that but if they want more viewers they have to put the best match available on the stream.

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I had rather watch that than two >700 players walking around the table and air stroking for five minutes before each shot.

Thank you so much, gentlemen.

You might indeed be right on the pricing, Alphadog. The thing is though, dear chap, I start from a position of not being concerned about making a profit… as long as I don’t lose too much I’ll be happy just to create something nice.

We’re reasonably confident of being able to handle the necessary pre-production work ourselves… descriptive text, page layout, cover design, photography, etc. This would be time consuming, of course, but I’m retired and enjoy that sort of thing anyway. And it would save a lot of money!

Regards the printing and binding of a high quality 200-page book, tentative research suggests costs in the region of $20 per book might just about be possible based on an order of 200 copies. It could yet prove to be a pipe dream for sure, but I’m hoping that gives the project a fighting chance of getting off the ground.

Thank you all so much for your thoughts. As ever they are much appreciated.